Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar Symbol
A leftwards harpoon-style arrow character with a barb pointing downward from a bar.
U+295E
⥞ is a Unicode arrow symbol: LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWN FROM BAR (U+295E). It’s often used in technical or diagram-like text where direction matters more than decoration.
Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar Symbol Meaning
⥞ represents a leftward, harpoon-like arrow. In practice, people use it to indicate direction (toward the left) in contexts that look or behave like diagrams: flow descriptions, UI annotations, and lightweight technical writing. The “barb” and “bar” styling makes it suitable when you want more than a simple arrow, such as calling out a specific connection, transfer, or pointing action in a schematic or markup-like display. Since this is a specialized Unicode character, it may not appear in all fonts, so test it in your target environment.
Common uses
- •Indicating leftward direction in diagrams within plain text
- •Labeling connections or links in UI copy (e.g., “move left” states)
- •Enhancing technical documentation where arrows are preferred over words
- •Creating compact flow descriptions in chat messages or comments
- •Using in symbol legends for schematics or study notes
Examples
⥞ Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar
- ⥞Move ⥞ to return to the previous step.
- ⥞Connection ⥞: output flows to the left panel.
- ⥞Trend line points ⥞ toward earlier data.
- ⥞If the rule matches, apply the transformation ⥞.
- ⥞Select direction: ⥞ (left) rather than right.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+295E | |
| HTML Entity | ⥞ | |
| HTML Code | ⥞ | |
| CSS | \295E | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 10590 | |
| Decimal | 10590 |
How to type Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar Symbol (⥞)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 10590 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 295E then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 295E. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 295e, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ⥞ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Leftwards Harpoon With Barb Down From Bar symbol mean?
⥞ represents a leftward, harpoon-like arrow. In practice, people use it to indicate direction (toward the left) in contexts that look or behave like diagrams: flow descriptions, UI annotations, and lightweight technical writing. The “barb” and “bar” styling makes it suitable when you want more than a simple arrow, such as calling out a specific connection, transfer, or pointing action in a schematic or markup-like display. Since this is a specialized Unicode character, it may not appear in all fonts, so test it in your target environment.
What Unicode character is ⥞?
⥞ is LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWN FROM BAR, code point U+295E.
How do I copy ⥞ into HTML?
Use the provided HTML entity: ⥞.
How can I include ⥞ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \295E. JavaScript escape: \u{295E}.
Will ⥞ display correctly on all devices?
It depends on the installed fonts. If the character looks like a box or question mark, your font may not support U+295E.